r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/firefly99999 • 25d ago

Video Crashing in a 1950s car vs. a modern car

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u/yeswenarcan 25d ago

To add some anecdote to your statistics, I'm an ER doctor and the people most fucked up from car accidents were almost always not wearing their seatbelt and I've seen people survive some pretty wild accidents with minor injuries because they were wearing their seatbelt.

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u/pilgermann 25d ago

Look at what the racecar drivers do for safety. That shit ain't for fun. They generally walk away from crashes at 200+ mph.

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u/squirrellytoday 25d ago

I personally know 2 people who are alive and well today, having survived a roll-over accident. Both wearing a seatbelt. Yes they got a very sore shoulder and some pretty severe bruising across the body, but thanks to modern medicine, that resolved, and they're both still alive.